We spent a wonderful afternoon with our adorable guide Jessie learning about the food, architecture and history of the Gold Coast, Old Town and Lincoln Park! The pacing of this tour is obviously well-thought out. The tastings are interspersed with leisurely walks and informative talks not to mention the needed restroom break when it was needed. The tastings were all in small "mom and pop" type businesses...not chain stores. The group was just the right size to be able to hear Jessie's fun, informative chats. We loved the flavored olive oils and vinegars at Old Town Oil, the amazing array of spices at the Spice House and the fabulous butter toffee at the Fudge Pot! These tastings not skimpy either! The tour ended with a generous slice of deep dish pizza at Bacino's, and it was excellent. Most of these businesses have websites that you can visit after your tour. Half of my friends walked the tour in reverse to buy some of the items we sampled! I highly recommend this tour to anyone looking for something to do other than shop on the Magnificent Mile! We can't wait to return and do the other tour!

What a great way to get to know a part of the city off the beaten track for most visitors. Bucktown/Wicker Park were not high on my neighborhoods to visit on this weekend trip to Chicago with friends but so, so happy we did the Food Tour with Ben as our guide. He kept our group interested for the full 3 hours with info about the food we ate, the stories of the restaurants, architecture of the neighborhood. We felt like we did get a true taste of the area (pun intended). Group ranged from mid 20's to mid 60's and everyone stayed happy. Come with an empty stomach because what you get to eat in most cases is more than you might expect.

The Gold Coast/Old Town/Lincoln Park tour with Nicki was fun. We never would have found these local treasures on our own. We will be back next year to take the Bucktown/Wicker Park tour. Linda and Kevin

Just took the Old Town/Lincoln Park tour this past Saturday and it was awesome! I've lived in Chicago area all my life and had only been to 1 of the 7 stops on the tour so it even opened my eyes to some new places. Great variety of stops, cool areas to walk through, and the food was great! Nicky, the tour guide, was fantastic as well-- good info and you can tell she really is in to giving these tours. Believe the largest group size they take is 16 and it wasn't a problem at all. Definitely will be taking the Wicker Park/Bucktown tour sometime in the future. The stops on that might be even better than the Old Town one.

This is not only great for visitors but for locals as well!